Sauitaey bbinkiwg cup



Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

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PATENTi OFFICE.

amx ALILLANDQ AND JaiuEs ALLAND, or Bosr01v, MASSACHUSETTS.

- SANITARY DRINKING our.

Application filed May 15,

To all wk m it may concern: i

'- "Be, it known that We, FELIX ALLAND and JAMES ALLAND, citizens of the United States This invention relates to sanitary cups made of wax paper,- waterproof fabric,

pape roid or the like, and more particularly 1 v sides of the cup outwardlyopening the cup to'sa'nitary cups of the character disclosed in pa'tentto Alland No. T,330,033,February a, 1920. v I I i e are aware that fiat, collapsible paper cups have been developed heretofore with drinking lipsprovided thereon to enable the cups to be more convenientlyused. Such cups-have also been provided with-handles by which thecups may be removed from the dispensing apparatus and by which they.

may be held "while beinglfilled and used. However, such a drinking lip has been placed entirely on the upper edge of one 'fiats'ide of the cup'and the handle, when provided,

placed on'the side of; the cupopposite the lip. This constructlon has proved ldisadvantageous "for several reasons. For example the cup must be held ;witlrtheflat' sides substantially horizontal -while drink ing therefrom; [with the "resultthat the weight of waterin thecup'presses on the lower side of the cup tending to sag it down tosuch an extent as to collapse itclosing its mouth into such a shape as to make It awkward to drink-therefrom. Further ifa handle is provided on the side of the cup opposite the lip, the cup must be heldwith the handle uppermost to br ng the 11p 1n drinking positionand the Wristmustbebent substantially at right angles to the arm, 1n a very unnatural and uncomfortable position in order to hold the cup.

Therefore in order to overcome these objec tions, We propose to provlde a collapsiblecup having fiat sides joined by folds with'-"a drinking lip formed partlyfrorn each flat side of the cup in'the region of one of the folds,-that'is, the foldwhichjoinsthe two flat sides of the cup passes through the center of the lip. Therefore, when the cup isin use it must be heldwith its sides sub-' stantially vertical'to bring the r'drinking lip in the proper position for use. The weight of water in the'cup then tends topress the 1919. Serial No. 297,232.

tion as it would be in holding a teacup.

In another aspect the invention comprises a sanitary cup having a handle formedsepa-rate from-the cup and attached thereto by being secured at its ends beneath adownwardly folded portion of the top margin and an upwardly folded portion of the bottom margin of the cup. i I

In still another aspect the invention comprises a sanitary cup having a drinking lip formed by folding the edge of the lip back, thus providingtwo thicknesses of material atithe edge of the lip and eliminatingthe sharp edge so often found on cups of this general type, the folded lip presenting a smoothedge that will not cut the lips of the user. i

It is therefore an object of' our invention to provide a cup of the character referred to with. a: drinking lip formed partlytfrom the two sides of the cup in the region of the fold which joins the sides. A further I objectis to provide a handled cup with a drinking lip so positioned relative to the handle'that in drinking the cup may be held withkthe hand in a natural and comfortable position. i v

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide a cup with a handle formed separately therefrom and fastened to the cupin a very secure manner.

a San ifurther object or the invention is a bending or folding the sheet, a marginal portion at one side may be separated fromthe sheet 'except at one end to form a loop .handle, the looseend of the handle being se- If it is desired .to provide a handle, beforewith the hand held in much thesame posicured F $118, Q in P Q the inggral ng thli i ing or oiding fhe s eet or after he chp 1s he. e d o he te m d a completely handle cup or a handle separate be attgfilgd to the cnp in hi33' 31:21; 5211;; W- W V 1 n formed i'sclearly disclosed in a m n m I m 9;

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5. A folded open topped cup comprising a sheet of material having folds to form two sides of the cup, the lateral edges of the sheet being secured together in aseam, a tab extending beyond the upper edge of the cup in the region ofsaid seam, an up Wardly folded bottom marginfor said cup and a loop handle, said tab of less Width than the Width of the cup and folding downwardly over said seam and the upper end of said-handle the handle being secured to the cup at its lower end underneath said bottom margin. a

6. A sanitary cup of paper folded to form closed sides and a closed bottom, a paper handle disposed flatwise of the cup and attached to the cup at both top and bottom, and a drinking lip formed from a portion of both sides of the cup, such lip being of substantially the same height from end to end.

7. A sanitary cup folded to form ClOSQdJ sides, a handle disposed flatwise of the cup and attached to the cup at both top and bottom, said cup having a portion extended beyond the upper edge of the cup to form a drinking lip, said portion being of double thickness.

8. A sanitary cup of paper folded to form closed sides, and a drinkin lip extendingbeyond the upper edge of the cup throughoutthe region of a junction of said sides, said lip comprising a member folded upon itself to provide a double thickness of material, the fold line constituting the upper edge of the lip.

9. An open topped drinking cup of the class described comprising a sheet of material folded to form a complete side section and a pair of complemental side sections, said latter sections being united in a longitudinal seam, a drinking lip extending be- 11 1 the upper edge of the cup and form-,

mg a continuation of a part of said complete side section and of one of said complemental sections, and a handle member secured to said cup adjacent said seam.

10. An open topped cup of the class described comprising a sheet of material folded to form a complete side section and a pair of complemental side sections, one of said latter sections being of a Width substantially greater than the other, said latter sections being united in a longitudinal joint, a drinking lip forming a continuation of a portion of said complete side and of one of said coinplemental sections, and a handle member secured to said cup substantially in line with said seam.

Signed by us at Boston, Massachusetts,

. this 13th day of May, 1919.

FELIX ALLAND. JAMES ALLAND. 

